Heather Bishoff

Representative Heather Bishoff

Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Nancy Garland
Personal details
Born	Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Eric Bishoff
Children	4
Residence	Blacklick, Ohio
Alma mater	Franklin University
Occupation	Finance/U.S. Army (retired)
Website	http://www.heatherbishoff.com/

Heather Bishoff is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 20th district.^[1] She was elected in 2012, defeating Republican Nathan Burd with 59.28% of the vote.^[2]^[3] Previously she defeated Marco Miller to win the Democratic primary. Bishoff has served on the Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education, has founded a financial company with her husband and is a veteran of the US Army.^[4]

Ohio House of Representatives

Heather Bishoff has been a part of the 130th and 131st Ohio General Assembly and was elected to the 132nd on November 8, 2016. During her tenure, she has served on the Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee as well as the Health and Aging Committee. During the 131st General Assembly, she was named as a Ranking Member on the House Insurance Committee because of her experience in the financial industry.

Bishoff has been the sponsor of several bills throughout her terms. Most notably, House Bill 229, which was passed by both the House and Senate and signed off by the governor in June 2016, allows Ohio families to create their own private trust companies so they can manage their own trust's investments. ^[5]

Electoral History

Ohio House of Representatives, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Bishoff (inc.)	27,626	53.4
	Republican	Lisa Schacht	24,144	46.6

Ohio House of Representatives, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Bishoff (inc.)	16,436	57.2
	Republican	Dan Mefford	12,319	42.8

Ohio House of Representatives, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Bishoff	31,284	59.3
	Republican	Nathan Burd	21,492	40.7

Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Bishoff	2,549	56.4
	Democratic	Marco Miller	1,971	43.6

Gahanna-Jefferson City School Board, 2011
	Candidate	Votes	%
Independent	Heather Bishoff	7,728	32.9
Independent	Carol J. McKenna	6,413	27.3
Independent	Jason Phillips	3,705	15.8
Independent	Mark V. Shaffer	3,120	13.3
Independent	Ken Granville	2,513	10.7

References

↑ "Representative Heather Bishoff (D)". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ Siegel, Jim (7 November 2012). "Democrats hold ground in Ohio House". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ "2012 Elections Results". Ohio Secretary of State Homepage - Election Results. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
↑ Siegel, Jim (7 March 2012). "Bishoff wins new 20th Ohio House district". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-status?id=GA131-HB-229

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives

131st General Assembly (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Cliff Rosenberger (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Ron Amstutz (R) Majority Leader: Kirk Schuring (R) Minority Leader: Fred Strahorn (D)

Ron Amstutz (R) Mark Romanchuk (R) Theresa Gavarone (R) Robert Cupp (R) Tim Ginter (R) Marlene Anielski (R) Mike Dovilla (R) Kent Smith (D) Janine Boyd (D) Bill Patmon (D) Stephanie Howse (D) John E. Barnes Jr. (D) Nickie Antonio (D) Martin J. Sweeney (D) Nicholas J. Celebrezze (D) Nan Baker (R) Michael Curtin (D) Kristin Boggs (D) Anne Gonzales (R) Heather Bishoff (D) Mike Duffey (R) David J. Leland (D) Cheryl Grossman (R) Stephanie Kunze (R) Kevin Boyce (D) Hearcel Craig (D) Tom Brinkman (R) Jonathan Dever (R) Louis Blessing (R) Louis Terhar (R) Denise Driehaus (D) Christie Bryant (D) Alicia Reece (D) Emilia Sykes (D) Greta Johnson (D) Anthony DeVitis (R) Kristina Roegner (R) Marilyn Slaby (R) Fred Strahorn (D) Michael Henne (R) Jim Butler (R) Niraj Antani (R) Jeff Rezabek (R) Michael Ashford (D) Teresa Fedor (D) Michael Sheehy (D) Derek Merrin (R) Kirk Schuring (R) Stephen Slesnick (D) Christina Hagan (R) Wes Retherford (R) Margaret Conditt (R) Vacant Paul Zeltwanger (R) Nathan Manning (R) Dan Ramos (D) Terry Boose (R) Michelle Lepore-Hagan (D) John Boccieri (D) John Rogers (D) Ron Young (R) Ron Maag (R) Sean O'Brien (D) Michael O'Brien (D) John Becker (R) Doug Green (R) Andrew Brenner (R) Margaret Ruhl (R) Steve Hambley (R) Dave Hall (R) Scott Ryan (R) Bill Hayes (R) Rick Perales (R) Bill Dean (R) Kathleen Clyde (D) Sarah LaTourette (R) Tim Schaffer (R) Ron Hood (R) Kyle Koehler (R) Steve Huffman (R) Rob McColley (R) Tony Burkley (R) Robert Sprague (R) Jim Buchy (R) Nino Vitale (R) Dorothy Pelanda (R) Jeffrey McClain (R) Bill Reineke (R) Steve Arndt (R) Terry Johnson (R) Cliff Rosenberger (R) Gary Scherer (R) Ryan Smith (R) Debbie Phillips (D) Andy Thompson (R) Jack Cera (D) Brian Hill (R) Al Landis (R) John Patterson (D)

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